diff --git a/linux/ipcore/PapbVcInterface.cpp b/linux/ipcore/PapbVcInterface.cpp
index 7a1a89e4..bf1f48bb 100644
--- a/linux/ipcore/PapbVcInterface.cpp
+++ b/linux/ipcore/PapbVcInterface.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ PapbVcInterface::~PapbVcInterface() {}
 ReturnValue_t PapbVcInterface::initialize() {
   UioMapper uioMapper(uioFile, mapNum);
   ReturnValue_t result = uioMapper.getMappedAdress(const_cast<uint32_t**>(&vcBaseReg),
-                                                   UioMapper::Permissions::WRITE_ONLY);
+                                                   UioMapper::Permissions::READ_WRITE);
   if (result != returnvalue::OK) {
     return result;
   }